Happy Christmas for Everybody

This is my very special Xmas Card for you, Enjoy your holidays... Meet me again in 2020!!



The music in this presentation is taken from my last album 'Inopia', released 2019. Enjoy

Greta Thunberg speaks on Climate Summit

European Union declares Climate Emergency

UN Report on Climate Change

Microfono Abierto

These very nice students played the Irish tune 'Down by the Sally Gardens' in our weekly 'Micrófono Abierto'

Ladies and Gentlemen... the Baroque

Today I suggest a really beautiful music by German composer Haendel from his celebrated oratorio 'The Messiah'.

Down by the Sally Gardens

Let's play this beautiful melody:

Now, add this accompaniment:

 

 

Global Classrooms: Yields explained

Country information chart

Click in these links to research about your country or delegation:

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ 


https://www.state.gov/u-s-bilateral-relations-fact-sheets/ 

https://www.unicef.org/where-we-work

GC Delegations 2º

Ave María, de Tomás Luis de Victoria

Magnífico ejemplo del Renacimiento español, donde se aprecia muy bien la mezcla de contrapunto y homofonía para resaltar o esconder diferentes partes del texto.


Esta técnica recuerda al claroscuro en pintura, como podemos ver en este ejemplo de Caravaggio:

2nd Micrófono Abierto

Last friday our very nice 2ºESO students performed a Medieval tune in front of their mates. It was an amazing experience!

Pequeño Paseo Medieval

This week we dive into Medieval Music. We are at the moment preparing this melody, which I recorded some time ago with former 2ºESO students:




Find the score here:

Causes and Effects of Climate Change. A short film by National Geographic

Nuestro primer 'Micrófono Abierto'

Como todos los años, este curso también celebraremos nuestro 'Micrófono Abierto', en el que alumnos y profesores ofrecerán música, poesía, danza, arte dramático, charlas... en un entorno informal y abierto.
   El primer Micrófono Abierto ha sido este viernes y hemos disfrutado de nuestros chicos y chicas de 2º interpretando música de Coldplay

Music notation: British vs American

Badly

Do you recognize this song?

Let's play British Pop

Hello again. Today we are going to practice some British pop by Coldplay.

First, listen to the song 'Viva la vida' performed by German violin player David Garrett:



Then play this accompaniment with your mates, We need at least four people, as we are going to play chords on the recorder, which is a monophonic instrument:

Then another student play the melody on a glockenspiel:

'Inopia' en la tele

'Inopia' en la prensa

La prensa se hace eco de mi próximo concierto. Estáis todos invitados:

memories from the music classroom 2019

The end of the school year is close. We have spent many many special moments together.

That's why it's worth to take a picture together and keep it as a reminder of all we have done and lived together.

Be happy: Summer is close!!

Composers' list

Les vemos todos los días.

 Nos saludan y nos observan y poco a poco vamos conociendo sus nombres, su música y algún que otro cotilleo sobre ellos.

Son treinta y dos y representan la historia de la música (aunque podríamos añadir alguno más).

Aquí dejo las fotos con sus nombres y su época.

Encuesta de final de curso

Eurovision song contest

Watch the entire Eurovision 2019 final here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dsx4pVjUth0



and don't miss these special moments:

0.31.57 Russia performance (third)
1.03.50 Netherlands performance (winner)
1.47.53 Italy performance (second)
2.04.08 Spain performance
2.33.20 Interview with Madonna
2.57.08 Madonna performs out of tune
3.01.45 Madonna performs (with autotune)
3.04.47 Palestinian and Israeli flags together

Gracias!!

Nuestro 'Micrófono Abierto' semanal incluye actuaciones de todo tipo: poesía, música, divulgación científica, idiomas... Cada semana dedicamos un recreo a las artes y la cultura desde hace ya seis años.
   De vez en cuando en estos encuentros surge algo de magia: Una actuación capta la atención del público de tal manera que nos hace olvidar por un momento todo lo que nos rodea y nos transporta a un mundo lejano y atractivo.
   Hoy ha sido uno de esos días. Por eso quiero agradecer especialmente a los artistas: Alejandra, Guillermo, Lucas y Fran, y también a todo el público presente, que mantuvo una atmósfera de atención, respeto e interés por la música que estaba sonando.
   Aquí dejo una instantánea del momento. Gracias.

How to handle fake news and their influence in politics

https://www.euronews.com/2019/05/02/how-can-we-save-democracy-from-fake-news-video-report

Historical apologies

A few weeks ago, the Mexican president demanded the King of Spain and the Pope an apology for the atrocities commited 500 years ago by the Spanish conquerors. You can read the whole piece here:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-47701876

There is a precedent in Australia: the Prime Minister gave a public apology in 2008 to the aborigens. You can watch it here:



or read it here:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7241965.stm

Today we are going to debate about the need of apologies related to events that took place hundreds of years ago. Should the modern governments give apologies for what their nations did in the past?

My own experience with silent cinema

A few years ago I was interviewed in RTVE in regard of my show 'Música en blanco y negro', where I performed live the music from silent films by Buster Keaton and Charles Chaplin:

Ladies and Gentlemen: let's speak about film music

… and let's start with one of my favourites: main theme from 'Gladiator', by Hans Zimmer. The film was released in 2000 and won 5 Oscars out of 12 nominations, including Best Film, Best Actor (Russell Crowe) and Best Sound.

   Hans Zimmer is a German composer specialised in mixing classical orchestral arrangements with electronic and synthetic sounds. He is one of the most important Hollywood composers, responsible for soundtracks as award-winning 'The Lion King', 'Gladiator', 'The thin red line', '12 years a slave' and 'Pirates of the Caribbean'.



And don't miss this really interesting interview with the composer broadcasted on BBC:

Introducing Paul Schwartz

Paul Schwartz is an American composer and music producer born in 1956. He has developed a personal style by creating modern arrangements with synthesizers and other contemporary instruments from classical works.
   The one you are about to listen to was released in 2003 and is inspired by the famous 'Sarabande' by baroque composer Haendel.

Cuestionario sobre el viaje a Dubín

Pictures from our Dublin Adventure 2019

Visit to St. Andrew's College, Ireland

Dublin trip 2019

Brief history of Ireland

St. Patrick

St. Patrick's day is the 17th of March and is the most celebrated holiday in Ireland.
Happy St. Patrick and...
May the best day in your past be the worst of your future

Molly Malone, Irish Traditional song

Brexit explained easy (Easy?)

Reseña en el portal Educantabria sobre la conferencia del pasado 8 de Marzo

https://www.educantabria.es/noticias/39720733-mananes-anima-a-los-600-alumnos-del-proyecto-global-classrooms-a-construir-un-futuro-basado-en-el-debate-y-el-dialogo.html

El fonógrafo de Edison: el primer aparato capaz de grabar sonido. Inventado a finales del siglo XIX

Conferencia Final GC 2019

Habéis hecho un trabajo más que digno. 

Muchas gracias a todos los participantes por vuestro entusiasmo!!

GC 2019 in the press:

Check it out:

Global Classrooms pics at IES Villajunco

Take a tour on our Global Classrooms Conference pictures. Taken on 6th and 7th February with 2º and 3º ESO students from Villajunco, Atalaya and Marismas.

Bienvenidos al siglo XX

Nadie simboliza mejor la música del siglo XX que el genial compositor ruso Igor Stravinsky. Él representa el eclecticismo y la historia convulsa de este siglo que ha vivido dos guerras mundiales terribles.
   Cuando Stravinsky era todavía un veinteañero compuso tres ballets para la ópera de París que hicieron historia: "Petrushka", "El pájaro de fuego" y "La consagración de la primavera".
   Escuchemos la inquietante danza final de "El pájaro de fuego".

Delegations and rooms for Conference 8 March

Global Classrooms Cantabria 2019

We are pleased to publish the schedule for our last Global Classrooms Cantabria 2019 conference, due at Facultad de Educación, Universidad de Cantabria:

Pay gap and how to fix it

6 ways to convince someone the gender pay gap is real from CNBC.

Global Classrooms Conference at IES Villajunco

We are very proud of all the participants, students from 2º and 3º ESO from three different schools: IES Marismas, Colegio Atalaya and IES Villajunco.
   Well done!

Ladies and gentlemen.... The swan lake

How lucky we are that we can enjoy the whole ballet by Tchaikovsky for free. Take your time to get the best from this masterwork:

What is ECOSOC

--- and more detailed info here:

http://www.un.org/en/ecosoc/about/

Moderated & unmoderated caucuses

Global Classrooms crece en Cantabria

¿Sabes que es SANMUN?⚓

Te traemos la simulación de Naciones Unidas de la ciudad más bonita de la costa Norte de España🏖

Apúntate solo, o en pareja y representa a un país en ECOSOC, Consejo de la UE o el Consejo de Seguridad🤭

📍 Santander, España

📅 1-3 de Marzo

🔎 Tema: migración 

💰Fee: 35€/Delegad@ individual, 30€ Delegado con delegación 

Los debates serán el día 1 de marzo en el Centro Universitario de Comillas, el impresionante edificio del siglo XIX lugar de reunión del Banco Mundial y del Consejo de Europa.

El día 2 y 3 serán en la Facultad de derecho de la Universidad de Cantabria.

¿Qué más sorpresas esperarán de Santander?🤭

♦ ¿Cómo apuntarte?

Puedes inscribirte por la plataforma de MyMUN pinchando en este link:

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Instagram: 👁@sanmun.conference

Mozart and Classical Period

'Dies Irae' from Mozart's Requiem has been used in many films throughout History. This is a good example: the opening scene from 'X-Men 2'.

The expression 'Dies Irae' comes from Latin, meaning 'The day of wrath'.

 

Here is another version, with the lyrics and the music of the choir written:

Lots of music in 2019